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OK
I guess I have to give it up. It is so cold here today that I can’t put
off the topic of winterization another day. Here are some tips that
I’ve picked up over the years for properly storing your bike for the
winter.

1. When you put the bike away, put it away clean and well fed so that in the spring it is ready to go.

2. Wash the bike, clean everything well, put a coat of wax on the
paintwork and chrome wax on the chrome. This protective covering is good
for the bike and will help keep the finishes nice. Remember “rust never
sleeps”

3. Inflate the tyres properly.

4. Change the primary fluid in the bike if you are close to the correct time.

5.
Most importantly, change the engine oil and filter. Why would you want
that old dirty oil in the engine all winter just looking for ways to
corrode parts.

6.
If it is tune up time, do it before you put it away, adjust the vales,
replace the plug and set the timing (if it is an iron barrel engine).

7.
If you have any repairs, it’s a good idea to make them now rather than
putting them off until spring. You’ll thank yourself later.

8.
Fill the tank with fresh gas and use some Sta-bil in the tank. As I
understand it, it is a polymer that floats on the surface of the fuel to
keep the air from attaching to it and making it go bad.

9.
It is critical that you run the engine and turn off the petrol tap
until the carburetor runs out of fuel. Sta-bil will not prevent gumming
of the carburetor jets, but a dry carburetor is a happy carburetor over
the winter.

10.
Now this is a piece of advice we hope you don’t take so that we can
sell you a battery in the spring: Either remove the battery or leave it
in and put an automatic Battery Tender on it. You can at least double
the life of your battery with this simple step. Leave it on all winter
checking the water level occasionally. Do not use a trickle charger
which is on all of the time as it will boil your battery dry over a
period of time. If you do this, your bike will be ready to fire up on
the first nice day.

11.
Cover the bike with a cover that will breath and allow some air
circulation. Only store your bike outside as a last resort. If you have
to do this make sure that the cover is waterproof.

This
ounce of prevention will make a big difference in the life of your
bike. Spending just an hour or less now will save you several hours or
even days come spring, when everyone else is riding!

Really nice post!! By the way i am from Mumbai, we hardly have any cold climate even in winter. But just out of curiosity wanted to know what is the operating temperature for a Royal Enfield Max temperature and Minimum Temperature????